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PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS (SINGLE SCHEME AND OTHER PROVISIONS) ACT 2012 (RELEVANT AUTHORITIES) REGULATIONS 2012 2 [581]

S.I. No. 581 of 2012

PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS (SINGLE SCHEME AND OTHER PROVISIONS) ACT 2012 (RELEVANT AUTHORITIES) REGULATIONS 2012

I, BRENDAN HOWLIN, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8(1)(b) of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012), make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Relevant Authorities) Regulations 2012.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 2013.

2. The Ministers of the Government, public service bodies and bodies corpor- ate specified in the Schedule are each prescribed as a relevant authority for the purposes of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012).

SCHEDULE

Reference Number Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate 1. An Taoiseach 2. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 3. Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 4. Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 5. Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 6. Minister for Defence 7. Minister for Education and Skills 8. Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government 9. Minister for Finance 10. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 11. Minister for Health 12. Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 13. Minister for Justice and Equality 14. Minister for Social Protection 15. Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 16. Adelaide and Meath Hospital, , Incorporating the National Children’s Hospital 17. Adoption Authority of 18. An Bord Bia 19. An Bord Pleanála 20. An Ceoláras Náisiúnta The National Concert Hall Company [581] 3

Reference Number Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate 21. An Chomhairle Ealaíon 22. An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta 23. An Foras Áiseanna Saothair 24. An Garda Síochána 25. An Scoil Chuimsitheach, An Bóthar Buí 26. Appeals Commissioners 27. Ardee Community School 28. Ashbourne Community School 29. Ashton Comprehensive School 30. Athboy Community School 31. Athlone Institute of Technology 32. Bailieborough Community School 33. Ballina Town Council 34. Ballincollig Community School 35. Ballinrobe Community School 36. Ballinteer Community School 37. Ballyhaunis Community School 38. Beara Community School 39. Beaumont Hospital Board 40. Bishopstown Community School 41. Blackwater Community School 42. Blakestown Community School 43. Bord Iascaigh Mhara 44. Bord na Radharcmhastóirí 45. Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly 46. Boyne Community School 47. Broadcasting Authority of Ireland 48. Brothers of Charity Services Clare 49. Brothers of Charity Services Galway 50. Brothers of Charity Services Limerick 51. Brothers of Charity Services Roscommon 52. Brothers of Charity Services South East 53. Brothers of Charity Southern Services 54. Buncrana Town Council 55. Bundoran Town Council 56. Cabinteely Community School 57. Caritas Convalescent Centre Limited 58. Carlow County Council 59. Carndonagh Community School 60. Carrick-on-Shannon Community School 61. Carrigaline Community School 4 [581]

Reference Number Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate 62. Carriglea Cáirde Services 63. Cashel Community School 64. Castlebar Town Council 65. Castlecomer Community School 66. Castlerea Community School 67. Cavan County Council 68. Central Remedial Clinic 69. Central Statistics Office 70. Cheeverstown House Limited 71. Chester Beatty Library 72. Chief State Solicitor’s Office 73. Children’s University Hospital 74. Church of Ireland College of Education 75. Citizens Information Board 76. City of Cork Vocational Education Committee 77. City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee 78. City of Galway Vocational Education Committee 79. City of Limerick Vocational Education Committee 80. City of Waterford Vocational Education Committee 81. Clare County Council 82. Clifden Community School 83. Coláiste Chiaráin, Leixlip 84. Coláiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon 85. Commission for Aviation Regulation 86. Commission for Communications Regulation 87. Commission for Energy Regulation 88. Commissioners for Public Works in Ireland 89. Companies Registration Office 90. Competition Authority 91. Coombe Lying–In Hospital 92. COPE Foundation 93. Cork City Council 94. Cork County Council 95. Cork Institute of Technology 96. County Carlow Vocational Education Committee 97. County Cavan Vocational Education Committee 98. County Clare Vocational Education Committee 99. County Cork Vocational Education Committee 100. County Donegal Vocational Education Committee 101. Vocational Education Committee 102. County Galway Vocational Education Committee [581] 5

Reference Number Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate 103. County Kerry Vocational Education Committee 104. County Kildare Vocational Education Committee 105. County Kilkenny Vocational Education Committee 106. County Laois Vocational Education Committee 107. County Leitrim Vocational Education Committee 108. County Limerick Vocational Education Committee 109. County Longford Vocational Education Committee 110. County Louth Vocational Education Committee 111. County Mayo Vocational Education Committee 112. County Meath Vocational Education Committee 113. County Monaghan Vocational Education Committee 114. County Offaly Vocational Education Committee 115. County Roscommon Vocational Education Committee 116. County Sligo Vocational Education Committee 117. County Waterford Vocational Education Committee 118. County Westmeath Vocational Education Committee 119. County Wexford Vocational Education Committee 120. County Wicklow Vocational Education Committee 121. Courts Service 122. Crawford Art Gallery Cork Limited 123. Crescent College Comprehensive S.J. 124. Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Service for Persons with a Mental Handicap Limited 125. Dental Council 126. Digital Hub Development Agency 127. Donegal County Council 128. Douglas Community School 129. Drogheda Borough Council 130. Dublin City Council 131. 132. Dublin Dental Hospital Board 133. Dublin Docklands Development Authority 134. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 135. Dublin Institute of Technology 136. Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology 137. Dún Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee 138. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council 139. Dundalk Institute of Technology 140. Dundalk Town Council 141. Dungarvan Town Council 142. Dunmore Community School 6 [581]

Reference Number Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate 143. East Glendalough School 144. Economic and Social Research Institute 145. Employment Appeals Tribunal 146. Environmental Protection Agency 147. Fáilte Ireland 148. Family Support Agency 149. Financial Services Ombudsman’s Bureau 150. Fingal County Council 151. Food Safety Authority of Ireland 152. Forfás 153. Gaisce 154. Gallen Community School 155. Galway City Council 156. Galway County Council 157. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology 158. Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission 159. Glenamaddy Community School 160. Gorey Community School 161. Gort Community School 162. Grangegorman Development Agency 163. Hartstown Community School 164. Health and Safety Authority 165. Health and Social Care Professionals Council 166. Health Information and Quality Authority 167. Health Research Board 168. Health Service Executive 169. Heywood Community School 170. Higher Education Authority 171. Holy Child Community School 172. Holy Family Community School 173. Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency 174. Housing Finance Agency 175. Human Rights Commission 176. Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland 177. Inland Fisheries Ireland 178. Institute of Public Administration 179. Institute of Technology Blanchardstown 180. Institute of Technology Carlow 181. Institute of Technology Sligo 182. Institute of Technology Tallaght 183. Institute of Technology Tralee [581] 7

Reference Number Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate 184. Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority 185. Irish Blood Transfusion Service 186. Irish Film Board 187. Irish Medicines Board 188. Irish Museum of Modern Art Company 189. Irish Prison Service 190. Irish Water Safety 191. Irish Youth Justice Service 192. John The Baptist Community School 193. Kerry County Council 194. Kildare County Council 195. Kildare Town Community School 196. Kilkenny County Council 197. Killinarden Community School 198. Kilrush Community School 199. Kinsale Community School 200. Labour Court 201. Labour Relations Commission 202. Laois County Council 203. Law Reform Commission 204. Legal Aid Board 205. Leitrim County Council 206. Leopardstown Park Hospital Board 207. Letterkenny Institute of Technology 208. Letterkenny Town Council 209. Limerick City Council 210. Limerick County Council 211. Limerick Institute of Technology 212. Local Government Management Agency 213. Longford County Council 214. Loreto Community School 215. Louth County Council 216. Marine Institute 217. Mary Immaculate College 218. Mater Misericordiae University Hospital 219. Mayfield Community School 220. Mayo County Council 221. Meath County Council 222. Mental Health Commission 223. Mercy University Hospital, Cork Limited 224. Millstreet Community School 8 [581]

Reference Number Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate 225. Moate Community School 226. Monaghan County Council 227. Mount Temple Comprehensive School 228. Mountmellick Community School 229. Mountrath Community School 230. Moyne Community School 231. Muiriosa Foundation 232. National Building Agency Limited 233. National Cancer Registry Board 234. National College of Art and Design 235. National Consumer Agency 236. National Council for Curriculum and Assessment 237. National Council for Special Education 238. National Disability Authority 239. National Economic and Social Development Office 240. National Educational Welfare Board 241. National Gallery of Ireland 242. National Library of Ireland 243. National Maternity Hospital 244. National Milk Agency 245. National Museum of Ireland 246. National Oil Reserves Agency 247. National Rehabilitation Hospital 248. National Sports Campus Development Authority 249. National Transport Authority 250. National Treatment Purchase Fund Board 251. National University of Ireland, Galway 252. National University of Ireland, Maynooth 253. Newpark Comprehensive School 254. North Tipperary County Council 255. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland 256. Offaly County Council 257. Office of the Attorney General 258. Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General 259. Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement 260. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 261. Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies 262. Office of the Revenue Commissioners 263. Old Bawn Community School 264. Ombudsman 265. Ombudsman for Children [581] 9

Reference Number Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate 266. Ordnance Survey Ireland 267. Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin 268. Our Lady’s Hospice Limited 269. Patents Office 270. Peamount Hospital Incorporated 271. Personal Injuries Assessment Board 272. Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola 273. Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 274. Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair 275. Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine 276. Pobalscoil Íosa Malahide 277. Pobalscoil Iosolde 278. Pobalscoil na Rosann 279. Pobalscoil na Tríonóide 280. Pobalscoil Neasáin 281. Pobalscoil Rosmini 282. Portmarnock Community School 283. Portumna Community School 284. Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council 285. Private Residential Tenancies Board 286. Property Registration Authority 287. Public Appointments Service 288. Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland 289. Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland 290. Railway Safety Commission 291. Ramsgrange Community School 292. Road Safety Authority 293. Roscommon County Council 294. Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 295. Royal and Prior Comprehensive School 296. Royal Irish Academy 297. Royal Irish Academy of Music 298. Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital 299. Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin 300. Scoil Chuimsitheach Naomh Pádraig, Sionna 301. Scoil Mhuire Community School 302. Scoil Phobail Chúil Mhín 303. Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara 304. Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra 305. Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority 306. Shannon Development 10 [581]

Reference Number Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate 307. Sligo County Council 308. South Dublin County Council 309. South Infirmary — Victoria Hospital Limited 310. South Tipperary County Council 311. Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly 312. St. Aidan’s Community School, Brookfield 313. St. Aidan’s Comprehensive School 314. St. Angela’s College, Sligo 315. St. Attracta’s Community School 316. St. Brendan’s Community School, Birr 317. St. Caimin’s Community School 318. St. Ciarán’s Community School 319. St. Clare’s Comprehensive School 320. St. Colmcille’s Community School 321. St. Columba’s Comprehensive School 322. St. Enda’s Community School 323. St. James’s Hospital Board 324. St. John of God Hospital Limited and St. John of God Community Service 325. St. John’s Hospital, Limerick 326. St. Kilian’s Community School 327. St. Louis Community School 328. St. Mark’s Community School 329. St. Michael’s Hospital, Dun Laoghaire 330. St. Michael’s House 331. St. Patrick’s Centre (Kilkenny) Ltd. 332. St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra 333. St. Patrick’s Hospital (Cork) Limited 334. St. Peter’s Community School 335. St. Tiernan’s Community School 336. St. Vincent’s Hospital Fairview 337. St. Vincent’s University Hospital 338. St. Wolstan’s Community School 339. State Examinations Commission 340. State Laboratory 341. Stewarts Care Limited 342. Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland 343. Tallaght Community School 344. Tarbert Comprehensive School 345. Teaching Council 346. Teagasc — The Agriculture and Food Development Authority [581] 11

Reference Number Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate 347. Temple Bar Cultural Trust Limited 348. The Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital 349. The Children’s Sunshine Home 350. The Donahies Community School 351. The Health Insurance Authority 352. The Heritage Council 353. The Irish Sports Council 354. The Medical Council 355. The National Standards Authority of Ireland 356. The Pensions Board 357. The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland 358. The Royal Hospital Donnybrook 359. Tipperary North Riding Vocational Education Committee 360. Tipperary South Riding Vocational Education Committee 361. Trinity Comprehensive School 362. Tullow Community School 363. Údarás na Gaeltachta 364. University College Cork 365. University College Dublin 366. Trinity College 367. University of Limerick 368. Valuation Office 369. Waterford City Council 370. Waterford County Council 371. Waterford Institute of Technology 372. Western Development Commission 373. Westmeath County Council 374. Westport Town Council 375. Wexford County Council 376. Wicklow County Council 377. Wisdom Services 12 [581]

GIVEN under my Official Seal, 28 December 2012.

BRENDAN HOWLIN, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. [581] 13

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations prescribe Ministers of the Government, public service bodies and bodies corporate as “relevant authorities” for the purposes of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme as provided for in Part 2 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. Relevant authorities represent the paying authority or employer equivalent in the Single Scheme’s functioning and operation; their responsibilities include ensuring the correct collection and remittance of member contributions, the calculation and recording of accrued benefits, and communications with members. Le ceannach ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, AONAD 20 PÁIRC MIONDÍOLA COIS LOCHA, CLÁR CHLAINNE MHUIRIS, CONTAE MHAIGH EO, (Teil: 01 - 6476834 nó 1890 213434; Fax: 094 - 9378964 nó 01 - 6476843) nó trí aon díoltóir leabhar.

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